Year 2 Newsletter 11-10-2019 

Living our Values

We are : Motivated and Engaged

Upcoming Events

Well-Being

Air Quality at Patana - Please use this link for more information : https://www.patana.ac.th/air-quality-on-campus/

Sharing of snacks after school - Please can we remind parents that the sharing of snacks is not allowed in the primary school, including after school. This is to ensure all our student's are kept safe, as we have a number of students with potentially critical allergies. Many thanks for your support.

Nut free Primary School - For some children, any exposure to nuts is potentially very dangerous and can be life threatening. We do not allow any nuts to be brought into Primary. This includes snacks on school transport, birthday treats and food items brought in for any other special days. Thank you for your understanding.

PE and Jewellery -  A polite reminder that during PE and swimming lessons, all jewellery including watches are removed. The PE staff will keep the items safe and return them to the students at the end of the lesson. Earrings should be removed or covered with tape.

Learning

The Year 2 classes have enjoyed taking their learning to the outdoor classroom this week. Please see your class blogs for more information!

Three Way Conferences 

3-Way Conferences on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th October. These are both normal school days ending at 2:30

Collecting your child before their Conferences 

If their Conference starts between 12:50pm and 2:30pm, your child will be waiting for you in the year group holding area (Y2 cookery room).

Please collect them from the holding area before your Conference is due to start.

If you have an appointment starting after 2:30, please collect and supervise your child from the end of the day until their Conference time.

There is no after-school supervision as all staff are involved with the Conferences.

You will be able to look at your child’s learning whilst you wait for your Conference to begin.

ECAs on both Conference Days

There are no regular ECAs on the Conference afternoons.

Only the following 6 Selective ECAs will run on these two days:

• Tigersharks Swim Academy Years 3 to 6

• Gymnastics Academy Years 3 to 6

• Tennis Academy Years 4,5 and 6

• Dutch Years 5 and 6

• Singapore Mandarin Years 3 to 7

• Danish Years 1 to 6

If in doubt, please contact the ECA provider.

Transport on Conference Days

Students using school transport will automatically be put on their default bus at 2.30pm, unless they have a selective ECA, see above.If your child will not need to take the bus home on their conference day, please contact Transport@patana.ac.th or telephone 02 785 2470 and ask to cancel the bus home.The office is staffed from 6.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday.

Parent Home Language Helpers - We are looking for parents who would like to be Home Language Helpers (PHLH). The PHLH will help to create opportunities for learners to experience their Home Language within their learning. This means that you could volunteer to use your Home Language to read a book with learners who speak the same language, or to spend time in the learning environment exploring and discovering in your native tongue. If you are interested in joining, please add your name to our Parent Home Language Helper database here or contact Ondine at onul@patana.ac.th if you have any questions.

Non Fiction November

Here are the main dates and events during NF November:

• Book Week -  4^th to 8^th November (variety of activities in the Primary Library)
• Book Fair (outside the Primary Library)  -  4^th to 8^th November
• Steve Swinburne (NF Author Visit for Year 2 – Year 6)  -  11^th to 15^th November
• D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) -  15^th November, between 10:15 and 10:30
• Whole School ‘Dress-Up’ Day -  Friday 29^th November (Theme – Non-Fiction!)

Japanese ECA

ECA日本語のご案内日本人または日本語を母国語とする親を持つ生徒の為のECA日本語が、新学期も引き続き開講されます。外部からの国語教師が授業を担当します。これを機会に子供達の日本語力を高めませんか。詳細はECA登録画面で確認願います。

This Japanese ECA is for new students and parents of Japanese speakers. If they are interested in it, they will check the contents of Japanese ECA and sign up in the application ECA site after Block 2 registration will be open on 15th October.

A Japanese language ECA will be offered for students who are fluent Japanese speakers or those whose parents are Japanese speakers. Japanese teachers(not Patana staff)will lead the ECA and help your child to improve their Japanese.Please refer to the ECA application site for details.

Global Citizenship

The Prostheses Foundation of Thailand We would like to ask for families to collect 'ring pulls' and bring these into school. You can either deliver them to the drop-off point in the primary office or send them in to your child's teacher. The organisation uses ring pull donations to purchase a higher grade, more flexible material made from aluminium and steel to make artificial limbs. This process meets the international standard ISO 10328 for artificial limbs and ensures that the durability of the prosthetic is increased and patient safety is improved.

International Day - Country Spotlight

International Day will take place on Friday 1^st November.

In the weeks leading up to International Day, our PTG has organised a wide range of Country Spotlights to help students learn more about a specific country or culture.

Unless otherwise stated, all activities will take place next to the Primary Snack Bar during the lunch period.

Week of Oct 14^th – Oct 18^th

Germany Oct 15^th Celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Germany Spotlight stand.

India Oct 15^th Visit the India Spotlight stand to make your own diya, an oil lamp, made of clay, used across India to mark festivals, religious rituals and special occasions. The light of the diya symbolizes knowledge, goodness and purity in Indian culture.

China Oct 16^th Learn about ‘Kindness, Luck and Fun’ by making fan shape bookmarks, good luck knot charms and by playing a Chinese shuttle kicking game.

Message from Thai PTG

This year, our theme for the Thai parade contingent will be Muay Thai (Thai children are still able to wear any Thai traditional costume). To support this endeavor, the Thai Parents Group has prepared Muay Thai costumes (shirts and pants), which may be pre-ordered in the link below (acceptance of orders will close on Friday, Oct.11, 2019). Samples will be available for preview at the PTG room on Wed-Fri, Oct.9-11, from 3pm onwards.
https://forms.gle/CtwQVsgfqDYny43E8

Shall you have any questions, please email us at ptgthailand@patana.ac.th

สำหรับงานกิจกรรมวันนานาชาติโรงเรียนบางกอกพัฒนาในปีนี้ทางกลุ่มผู้ปกครองไทยโรงเรียนบางกอกพัฒนาใด้วางแนวทางการแต่งกายเป็นรูปแบบมวยไทย (เด็กๆที่เข้าร่วมกิจกรรมยังสามารถแต่งกายชุดไทยอะไรก็ใด้) เพื่อให้สะดวกกับทางผู้ปกครองทางกลุ่มผู้ปกครองไทยโรงเรียนบางกอกพัฒนาใด้มีการอำนวยความสะดวกในการสั่งชุดมวยไทย (เสื้อยืดและกางเกงมวยไทย) โดยสั่งใด้ที่ลิงค์ด้านล่าง (สั่งใด้ถึงวันศุกร์ที่ 11 ตุลาคม 2019) ตัวอย่างสามารถดูใด้ที่ห้อง PTG วันพุธ พฤหัส ศุกร์ หน้าตั้งแต่เวลา บ่ายสาม
https://forms.gle/CtwQVsgfqDYny43E8

หากท่านมีคำถามใดๆสามารถอีเมล์มาใด้ที่ ptgthailand@patana.ac.th

Birthdays

We enjoy mini-celebrations in class but ask that you pre-arrange a time with the teacher. Individual portions such as brownies and cupcakes are easier to share out. All food sent in to school must be nut free. As school policy, teachers are not able to give out party bags or other gifts as part of a birthday celebration.

Happy Birthday to the students celebrating their birthdays this coming week:

We wish you all a super day!

General Information

School shoes and PE - A polite reminder that school shoes should be worn every day and for PE your child needs a separate pair of trainers. Please see guidance below. Students wear black shoes that support the whole foot and allow them to be active. School shoes require at least a thick strap to keep the shoe firmly in place. Children can wear lace-ups if they can tie up their laces independently.

Lost Property

Parents and children are encouraged to search lost property before purchasing replacement items.

Please visit https://patana.fireflycloud.asia/community-events/lost-property or scan the code and log in.

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